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12:22 May 30, 2006

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German term or phrase: Tätigkeitsdelikt / Erfolgsdelikt

This pair of words describes two forms of infringements. The former only depends on an illegal action itself, whereas the latter requires a certain "success" (Erfolg), such as someone got killed. Is there an English translation?

DonBassi

Summary of answers provided

Commission-based actus reus/ Choate offence

Tom Thumb

offence committed in law/offence committed by causation to a previous act

Kim Metzger

result crime (for Erfolgsdelikt)

Natalie Wilcock

Answers

5 mins confidence:

result crime (for Erfolgsdelikt)

Explanation:
Found result crime in Dietl Lorenz but couldn't yet come up with Tätigkeitsdelikt. Just a shot to get the ball rolling. Or should this read TätLICHkeitsdelikt?

Natalie Wilcock
Local time: 18:21
Native speaker of:

English,

German
PRO pts in category: 8

14 mins confidence:

offence committed in law/offence committed by causation to a previous act

Explanation:
Our Margaret Marks has already answered this question:

"tätigkeitsdelikt According to Lister / Veth, Taschenwörterbuch Recht DE>EN (very good on crime): offence by commission; offence committed in law at the same time as the criminal act.
I think 'offence by commission' is not very clear. I think you need to be more longwinded and say German law distinguishes...

Contrast is with Erfolgsdelikt: for murder, the person has to die (Erfolgsdelikt), but for Verleumdung, you can commit it immediately!"

http://www.proz.com/kudoz/492700

Lister/Veth on Erfolgsdelikt:
offence connected by causation to a previous act; offence committed subsequent to the cause (e.g. charges arising fromthe subsequent death of a victim of negligent driving)

Taschenwörterbuch Recht, R. Lister/K. Veth

Kim Metzger
Mexico
Local time: 11:21
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 1101

4 hrs confidence:

Commission-based actus reus/ Choate offence

Explanation:
Opposite of actus reus by commission = by omission.

Some translators seem to dislike the terms choate and inchoate offences i.e. attempts, but the terms are well established in both the US and UK.

Example sentence(s):

The actus reus — sometimes called the external elements of a crime — is the Latin term for ... When discussing the nature of an actus reus or guilty act, ...
But the 'inchoate' crime never develops into a completed 'choate' crime and thus the assumption rests on speculation. Second, this speculation becomes more ...

Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Actus_reus
caselaw.findlaw.com/scripts/getcase. pl?court=wa&vol=2005_sc/745544di1&invol=3

Tom Thumb
Local time: 18:21
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 445

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May 30, 2006 - Changes made by Kim Metzger:
Level	Non-PRO => PRO
May 30, 2006 - Changes made by Steffen Walter:
Level	Non-PRO => PRO

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